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Iowa City, IA vs Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ

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- Parsippany-Troy Hills spends 42.7% more per student than Iowa City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.5% lower in Parsippany-Troy Hills than in Iowa City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Parsippany-Troy Hills had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Iowa City
 Iowa City, IAParsippany-Troy Hills, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$25,345$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,682$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6854573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Parsippany-Troy Hills    1 Reviews

Parsippany, NJ is one of the most desirable towns to live in Morris County for many reasons. -The location of Parsippany is perfect for NYC commuters -There are  More

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